The Italian Citizenship Podcast

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian attorney, along with video podcaster and dual-citizen expat living in Italy, Rafael Di Furia, go over questions asked by those of you who regularly "tune in" to the Italian Citizenship podcast. When researching your family history, it's important to understand the principles that Italian citizenship is guided by....

One of the most common questions about Italian citizenship is what is the difference between Jure Sanguinis and Jus Soli? At this moment in time, Italy gives recognition of citizenship via Jus Sanguinis / Jure Sanguginis and grants Italian citizenship through naturalization. When pursuing Italian citizenship, it's important to ask if you are eligible for Italian citizenship and if the answer is ye...

Even though you may not need to know Italian history to get Italian citizenship, knowing the history can be great to have a better understanding of what we see in Italy today. In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian attorney, along with a video podcaster and dual citizen expat living in Italy, known for his project Not Your Average Globetrotter, Rafael...

Even though you may not need to know Italian history to get Italian citizenship, knowing the history can be great to have a better understanding of what we see in Italy today. In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian attorney, along with a video podcaster and dual citizen expat living in Italy known for his project Not Your Average Globetrotter, Rafael...

For anybody interested in Italian citizenship, whether it's Italian citizenship by descent ( Jure Sanguinis ) or Italian citizenship by marriage / naturalization, there are some basic terms which are important to understand as well as some historical context to understand the bigger picture. Even for some individuals who simply want to move to Italy, there is important information to understand ho...

Because the UK has chosen to leave the European Union, UK Nationals no longer have the same right to reside where they choose in Europe and Italy is no different. This situation has left many UK nationals in Italy wondering what they can do to be able to live in Italy or to move to Italy as a UK national. In the same way that UK nationals now have no automatic right to remain in Italy, citizens of...

Many individuals who get their Italian dual citizenship by descent (Jure Sanguinis / Jus Sanguinis) consider the possibility of relocating to Italy or elsewhere in Europe. If you are moving to Italy, it can help to be aware of how things work in Italy and the differences between life in Italy and life in the USA or whatever country someone may come from. In this episode of the Italian Real Estate...

If you are petitioning / applying for Italian citizenship by descent or an Italian citizenship 1948 court case, it would be more than likely to assume you will need translations of your non-Italian documents for your process. Marco and his team often receive questions such as: Do I need a translator for my Italian citizenship document packet? Can Marco and Italian Citizenship Assistance translate...

When an individual starts to research and becomes excited about the process of Italian citizenship, it isn't uncommon that their excitement spreads to other members of their family. Making the journey a family group activity can be a wonderful bonding experience; everyone getting together to learn more about their Italian ancestors. There also happens to be a major potential benefit regarding the...

Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA) offers a free eligibility assessment service that is both free of charge and any obligation. ICA's eligibility assessment determines before there is any commitment of any kind, whether a person is eligible for Italian citizenship or not. When thinking about starting the process to move forward with claiming or applying for Italian citizenship, this is THE most...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia talk about whether it is necessary to speak Italian in order to get Italian citizenship. Marco and Rafael discuss this question and how it relates to Italian cit...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, continue the discussion on what to do after the process of getting Italian citizenship. In the last episode Marco and Rafael spoke about this topic in relation...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, have a discussion about the necessary steps to take once you have gotten Italian citizenship by descent / Jure Sanguinis. This will include what you should do a...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, talk about the situation that many people in the Italian Diaspora find themselves in; considering Italian citizenship by descent (Jure Sanguinis) or getting Ita...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, discuss some of the top 5 mistakes that can be made when persuing Italian citizenship by descent. Regardless of whether you've decided to do your Italian citize...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, discuss the situation for individuals who want to apply for Italian Citizenship while living abroad as an expat or as a digital nomad. There are many people who...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, in this episode in addition to discussing Italian Citizenship they will also be discussing Irish citizenship. Marco and Rafael go over the similarities and diff...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with Italian dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, discuss one of the most major updates to applying for Italian Citizenship in Italy, the new possibility to be able to apply to work while waiting for your Itali...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, talk about the situation for an individual born in Italy. Is that individual automatically an Italian citizen? Does that person need to reacquire Italian Citizenship? W...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, discuss some unique situations some individuals may find themselves in when researching Italian Citizenship by descent. In this episode, Marco and Rafael will discuss s...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator/podcaster, Rafael Di Furia, find themselves outside on one of the main Piazzas of Rovigo Italy where Italian Citizenship Assistance has their Italian offices. While enjoying a glass of wine Marco...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator, Rafael Di Furia, as well as special guest, Italian attorney, Andrea Permunian discuss the topic of how to get Italian citizenship through a 1948 case. As Andrea regularly represents Italian Citiz...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator, Rafael Di Furia, discuss the process of getting Italian citizenship by descent (Jure Sanguinis) and what to keep in mind during the process and what documents you will need for Italian citizenshi...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator, Rafael Di Furia, discuss a recent update to getting Italian citizenship through marriage (Jure Matrimonii) which made an important change to a modification of the law introduced within the past c...

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator, @Rafael Di Furia discuss how things are currently looking in Italy due to the global pandemic and the lockdowns in Italy. Italian Citizenship Assistance and both Marco and Rafael have been receiv...